I see wonderful things

Today in 1220, King Henry III laid the foundation stone for the Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey. pic.twitter.com/TyFDOa1QVz

— Today in History (@TodayinHistory) May 16, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

Woke is a death cult that executes common sense and devours anyone who tells the truth

It spreads insanity like a plague and turns mental illness into the new standard

Worst of all, it has turned pure evil into a religion and demands we worship it pic.twitter.com/ipoiP2w0HH

— X Freeze (@XFreeze) May 16, 2026

 

Setting out to Sea , Valencia, 1908 by Joaquin Sorolla

Setting out to Sea , Valencia, 1908 by Joaquin Sorolla (Spain, 1863 - 1923)

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History

Ancient amber pendants worn by hunter-gatherers during the Danish Mesolithic some 10,000 years ago!

📷 National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen https://t.co/WkTBBBpqSK#Archaeology pic.twitter.com/0ZuN2r2ni9

— Alison Fisk (@AlisonFisk) May 16, 2026

 

An Insight

You have every right to know what your government is doing, and they have no right to know what you are doing.

That is why they are called public servants and we are called private citizens.

Instead, the relationship has been inverted. The state hides behind secrecy, classified…

— Free Talk Live (@FreeTalkLive) May 15, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

During the 2022 Buffalo blizzard, Jay Withey went door to door asking for shelter. Ten times, he was turned away.

So he broke a window at Pine Hill School and led 24 stranded strangers inside, including seven elderly people whose cars had run out of fuel.

He found cereal in… pic.twitter.com/sltJznZ6BZ

— Wolf of X (@WolfofX) May 15, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

I put a prompt injection into my LinkedIn bio and recruiters are messaging me in Old English and calling me Lord. pic.twitter.com/2v1c0iXqaF

— tmuxvim (@tmuxvim) May 15, 2026

 

Data Talks

A shocking new study finds that the desire for children has collapsed among young people in China.

In the most recent data some 32% of 18–24-year-olds, and nearly half of young women, said they don't want any children at all. 🧵. pic.twitter.com/jlITCMGe5y

— More Births (@MoreBirths) May 15, 2026

 

Day and Night, 1924 by Boris Aronson

Day and Night, 1924 by Boris Aronson (Ukraine/America, 1898 – 1980)

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History

Mel Gibson spent $70M of his own money making two consecutive films in languages nobody on Earth speaks conversationally. They generated $733M at the box office.

The Passion of the Christ. Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin. $30M self-financed after every studio in Hollywood passed.… https://t.co/krcKK89XQM

— Aakash Gupta (@aakashgupta) May 25, 2026